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Broken supply chains are causing inflation. For how long?

by Mitchell Hartman

Sep 30, 2021

Probably through next year, but maybe even longer.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday. "We have no control" over supply bottlenecks, he said.

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First, the Port of L.A. was clogged. Now, it's Chicago's railroad yards.

by Caroline Champlin

Jul 26, 2021

Given the history of U.S. railroads, a chokepoint in the Windy City was "inevitable" once cargo started backing up elsewhere.

Following the shipping bottleneck in the Port of Los Angeles, Chicago railyards are now experiencing their own backlog.

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